FULL NAME: Thomas Edward Yorke.
BIRTH: October 7, 1968.
INSTRUMENT: Guitar, vocals, piano, keyboards.
EDUCATION: Abingdon School; studied english and art at Exeter University.
PREVIOUS JOBS: Played guitar in Exeter techno band Flickernoise, worked as an ordely in a mental hospital.
KEY WORDS: Creative, guarded, sarky, moody, hyperactive.
FAVE MUSIC: Past influences - Elvis Costello, Scott Walker, Japan, R.E.M, Throwing Muses, Joy Division.
Current faves - P.J Harvey, Faust, Can, Prince Buster, DJ Shadow, Laika, The Verve, Penderecki.
LIKES: Love, hope, passion, articulation.
DISLIKES: You tell me.
INFLUENCES: Lack of sleep.
OTHER: During his first year at Exeter University he sported a long coat and a trilby hat; Steptoe & The Bunnymen chic. Still likes clothes. Changes his hairstyle more often and more radically than the others. Writes the bulk of the songs which the band arranges and mutates. Drives a Fiat Punto.